a little misunderstanding...

I had a little misunderstanding at the Goodwill yesterday. As I walked in with the girls, I heard the lady over the loudspeaker, "anything pink or yellow--fifty percent off." My first thought was this isn't very fair to the men I saw browsing the clothing section, but we headed off to look for some good pink and yellow items.
At checkout I had a pink hooded fleece for Emma, a preppy, pink-cabled tennis sweater for Mary,  and a pink and brown knitted "grandmother" throw for me. In the past, I've turned up my nose at these blankets, but lately, in the right color combinations, I'm really digging them. Plus, they are really, really warm. Our grandmothers knew.
So when my bill came to eight dollars, instead of the expected four, I questioned the girl behind the register. Oops, pink and yellow tagged items were fifty percent off. I guess I missed that part of the loudspeaker announcement as I was loading my children into the shopping cart and stuffing mini-candy bars into their hands to bribe them to sit still while I rummaged through sheets, fabric, kitchen miscellany and wool sweaters.
But, it's always funny to me how when I am in "thrifting" mode, my price cap on spending really changes. I mean, here I am with a good throw blanket for my living room, a baby Gap sweater and brand new fleece for my daughters, and I'm questioning whether I really want to spend a whole EIGHT DOLLARS on the stuff. But if I were standing in line at the Gap with these items in hand and the bill came to a meager eight dollars I'd be skipping out of the joint at the pure joy of my deals.
If only I could apply my goodwill spending mindset to more of my shopping habits. I'm working on it...